the five fingers; leading five; top five
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to boost; to force up; to push up
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine); readership
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be infected; to be contagious
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
inspection; examination; checking
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something